Improvement in egg-carriers



tent @tithe i Letters Patent No. 106,369, ldated August 16, 18704.

IMPROVEMENT IN EGG-CARRIERSJ.

The Schedule referred to in these Lette-vrs Patent and making part. Cf the ssi-ue.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Iluwnnu F. .lost-1re, ol' the city and county of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Egg-Carriers, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, und exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the nrt to malte and use the same, reference being had to the accoinpanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure I a horizontal perspective of my invention, showing the interior.

Figure II, the same, closed and secured.

Figure III, a view of the cross-bar h., Fig. II.

Figure IV, a vezti'cai section taken ".11 lilo line 1/ y, Fig. II.

-Figure V, a horizontal plan of the tray 1F, Fig. I.

Similar letters 'ot' reference indicate like parts.

The object of this invention is to produce an eggcarrier that shall combine', in a great degree,- cheapness of construction, economy ot' space, and weight, strength, and durability, and that shall preserve its contents from breakage in the ordinary risks ol transpol-tation.

'Ihe following' description will show how I seek to accomplish this:

al ai u, Ifig. I, are the frames containing the perforated sheets (ll il.

h is a rebate on the outer edge of the fialne a.

l, the corresponding rebate on the inner edge of the trarne af.

c is a strip within the rebate b', for the purpose of securing the sheet d to the fran-ne al, which is done hy` drivingnails or pins through the strip and sheet into the trame beneath, so as to fasten them together.

The inner rebate 11'Z serves, also, a similar purpose as the strip c, by being placed over and on the edge of the sheet a2, and securing it to the side of the frame ai.

e e are the perfor-ations madejn these sheets, and may either he stamped completely out, of the proper form and size toadmit an egg, or they may be out in star-shape, as at c, Iligs. I and V, and thelays heut inwardly. This is shown more clearly by the dotted lines at e2,1"ig. IV, thus forming a sort of cushion for the sides ot' the egg.

ff, Figs. I and II, are lianged metallic pieces, extending over the corners and edges of the sides and top of the frames e aza. \Vhen these are placed together in position, assbown in Fig. II, these flanged pieces are hinged to the bottom frame a" by the bolts L L, so as t admit of being easily raised or lowered, their object being to..retain the series of ii'ames or trays together in one secure package, ready for transportation.

In order to keep these flanged pieces iirmly in their places when so arranged, I use the-bar h,I"igs. II and Ill. Ihis is piioted to the top of the frame la'l by the bolt M, and is provided with open slots K 19'., at or near the ends, the same heilig intended to receive nnd`e|nbrace the studs r/ g, on the top and center of the tlanged pieces ff, as shown in Eig. Il.

Fig. IV illustrates thc position of the eggs when packed in these frames, and shows the arrangement of the perforated sheets, one above the other, and thc manner in which they are secured to the frames by the strips c c and the inner rebates b2 b2.

d" d5 are unperforatcd sheets secured to the top l and the bottom It of the frame, but kept separate i tlenefi'om by the strips s'lc'fat their edges, inorder to form a yielding and elastic support for the upper and lower ends of the ends in contact therewith, and

prevent brnikage, by keeping theln from the hard surl'uecs of said top and bottom.

Fig. Y shows more fully the manner in which the pcriorations in one sheet extend over the spaces be tween those in the other sheet attached to opposite edges of the same frame. The continuous circles a e represent the upper, the dotted circles l I the lower'A series of said perlorations.

In order to manufacture these frames, I take strips ot' wood of suitable size, ou one outer edge of which I form a rebate, ot', by preference, half the thickness of the strip, and of greater depth than is necessary to incluse the inner rebate on the frame over which this` is intended to fit'. 'Ihe use I make of this extra depth is to place a strip, c, Figs. I and IV, therein, whereby the edges of the perforated sheet are firmly secured to the shoulder `ot' the frame, and the rebate reduced to a proper depth, this rebated strip 4heilig formed into :t frame of any desired dimensions, in any inanner known to workers in wood.

I secure to the opposite edge, in such manner as to form a eorrcspomling inner rebate, a strip of size suflitient for that purpose. This I place -i l1 and over the edges ofthe perforated sheet, as described above, and

firmly fasten the whole to the frame beneath.

'Ihese frames may also he formed with outer rehates on hotlredges ot' saine frame, and inner rebates on both edges ot' corresponding frames, instead of alternating ou same frame, -as set forth.

In order to form these perforated sheets, I take a material of a texture sutticiently soit and yielding, so

as not to endanger the egg by contact, and ,make therein perforations as set forth, ot' a l'orln and sizeV each capable of receiving an egg. This material may he ot' cloth, paper, felt, rubber, or of some rigid substance, haring those parts which come in contact with the egg lined and covered with yielding and soft ulaterial, to prevent breakageY The method of packing eggs in this invention is to -place one endwse in each perforation, the lower end resting on the space between the perforation in the sheetimmediately beneath it, and lsecured to the same frame, andV the upper end inclosed by the perforation in the frame above.

Vlhese frames, thus filledl` are to be placed one over and on the other, to forni a package of any desired size, the lowest'and uppermost frame being,r provided 'with's'niable lid/and bottom, 'f/id" all secured together by means of the rebated edges and flanged metallic pieces, as set forth.

I do not claiin, broadly, thc arrangement ofthe per- Witnesses:

ADoLPH MAGLIE, F. SWARTZ. 

